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rionaleonhart) wrote2012-09-23 03:17 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2012-09-23 03:17 pm
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Objection: The Prosecution's Face Is Stupid.
I'm really disconcerted by the fact that occasionally characters in Ace Attorney seem able to hear Phoenix's thoughts. Are the (blue bracketed bits) muttering or whispering, rather than, as I assumed, thinking, or is everyone in this game just psychic?
I was enjoying Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, but I wasn't really interested in Edgeworth and didn't really understand why so many people seemed to 'ship him with Phoenix. That, of course, was before he performed an about-face mid-trial, helped Phoenix's case and then came up to Phoenix afterwards to say 'YOUR PRESENCE SADDLES ME WITH UNNECESSARY FEELINGS, PLEASE GET OUT OF MY FACE FOREVER'.
All right, I'm intrigued. I'm not actually 'shipping them (yet), but I certainly want to know more about Phoenix's relationship with Edgeworth.
(And then I played through the fourth case, and... all right, I can see it. You win, fandom. Although I did at some point stop to write 'Forget Phoenix/Edgeworth; does anyone write Gumshoe/Edgeworth? I think that has more basis (on Gumshoe's side, at least) and would probably also be hilarious.'
Gumshoe is, incidentally, adorable.)
...I've just realised that Miles Edgeworth has Squall Leonhart's hairstyle. THIS IS WEIRD. Squall Leonhart: prosecuting attorney? Perhaps Rinoa is a defence lawyer? Perhaps this is a terrible idea.
I like the relationship between Phoenix and Maya a lot! There's a lot of affection there, which I think quietly sneaks up on Phoenix. He cares a great deal about her, but he doesn't realise how much until the end of the fourth case. The beginning of the fifth case rather warmed my heart, when it became clear that he hadn't been taking on any cases recently. I do like Ema, though.
Speaking of the fifth case (I'm currently on the second day): objection! Your Honour, what do you mean the angle at which the witness saw the crime wasn't relevant? She presented us with a supposed photograph of the crime taken from a completely different angle! The defence demands a retraction of your highly unfair penalty and further demands that you have squirrels installed in your beard as punishment.
Switching to Ghost Trick, a thought that occurred to me: when you first go back in time to save Lynne, you can see yourself manipulating the crossing gate and guitar. You can't get close enough to interact with yourself in that particular case, but would that theoretically be possible? If Sissel happened to be involved in the four minutes before someone's death, and then went back to relive those four minutes, would he be able to converse with himself?
ENTIRELY UNRELATED TO ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS ENTRY: I just came across this gifset of Derren Brown hammering a nail up his nose on tumblr. I don't think I'd realised before quite how intense his expression of sexual ecstasy was during this trick. GET A ROOM, DERREN BROWN AND SHARP OBJECTS.
(Something Wicked This Way Comes was actually the first Derren Brown-related thing I ever saw. That's right: the stage show in which Derren Brown shoves a nail up his nose, asphyxiates himself, asks someone to slap him repeatedly in the face, lies down on broken glass and gets a man to stand on him, all whilst obviously enjoying himself a little too much. I did rather come in at the deep end.)
I was enjoying Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, but I wasn't really interested in Edgeworth and didn't really understand why so many people seemed to 'ship him with Phoenix. That, of course, was before he performed an about-face mid-trial, helped Phoenix's case and then came up to Phoenix afterwards to say 'YOUR PRESENCE SADDLES ME WITH UNNECESSARY FEELINGS, PLEASE GET OUT OF MY FACE FOREVER'.
All right, I'm intrigued. I'm not actually 'shipping them (yet), but I certainly want to know more about Phoenix's relationship with Edgeworth.
(And then I played through the fourth case, and... all right, I can see it. You win, fandom. Although I did at some point stop to write 'Forget Phoenix/Edgeworth; does anyone write Gumshoe/Edgeworth? I think that has more basis (on Gumshoe's side, at least) and would probably also be hilarious.'
Gumshoe is, incidentally, adorable.)
...I've just realised that Miles Edgeworth has Squall Leonhart's hairstyle. THIS IS WEIRD. Squall Leonhart: prosecuting attorney? Perhaps Rinoa is a defence lawyer? Perhaps this is a terrible idea.
I like the relationship between Phoenix and Maya a lot! There's a lot of affection there, which I think quietly sneaks up on Phoenix. He cares a great deal about her, but he doesn't realise how much until the end of the fourth case. The beginning of the fifth case rather warmed my heart, when it became clear that he hadn't been taking on any cases recently. I do like Ema, though.
Speaking of the fifth case (I'm currently on the second day): objection! Your Honour, what do you mean the angle at which the witness saw the crime wasn't relevant? She presented us with a supposed photograph of the crime taken from a completely different angle! The defence demands a retraction of your highly unfair penalty and further demands that you have squirrels installed in your beard as punishment.
Switching to Ghost Trick, a thought that occurred to me: when you first go back in time to save Lynne, you can see yourself manipulating the crossing gate and guitar. You can't get close enough to interact with yourself in that particular case, but would that theoretically be possible? If Sissel happened to be involved in the four minutes before someone's death, and then went back to relive those four minutes, would he be able to converse with himself?
ENTIRELY UNRELATED TO ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS ENTRY: I just came across this gifset of Derren Brown hammering a nail up his nose on tumblr. I don't think I'd realised before quite how intense his expression of sexual ecstasy was during this trick. GET A ROOM, DERREN BROWN AND SHARP OBJECTS.
(Something Wicked This Way Comes was actually the first Derren Brown-related thing I ever saw. That's right: the stage show in which Derren Brown shoves a nail up his nose, asphyxiates himself, asks someone to slap him repeatedly in the face, lies down on broken glass and gets a man to stand on him, all whilst obviously enjoying himself a little too much. I did rather come in at the deep end.)
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They just have very good intuition.
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I agree with you on Phoenix and Maya. She's good for him storywise, too; with her around to be the dynamic, he can settle back into "vaguely optimistic silly-haired curmudgeon" and play the straight man to the hilt.
There is definitely Edgeworth/Gumshoe out there; I'm not sure where, but I remember agreeing with you and being gratified to find that it existed.
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Ahahaha, excellent point! Oh, Phoenix. I sort of adore him.
There is definitely Edgeworth/Gumshoe out there
I am so pleased to hear this. I have no idea whether I'm going to end up reading it or not, but it's nice to know that it's there.
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I didn't the first time - I wanted to get it right - but on a replay on my iPhone, I decided, yeah, let's go nuts.
Once Phoenix has decided this is a possibility, he will not let it go. After being told that it's a ridiculous theory and being provided evidence that their relationship is elsewise, he still frequently accuses Grossman of being somewhere "because you were going to meet up with your secret lover, Redd White!"
It's adorable.
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I did, I'll admit, and I didn't regret it. I looked up a script afterwards and discovered that you can accuse them of being lovers in both the 'where did that painting go?' and the 'why didn't you defend Maya?' trees. Phoenix is so convinced.
Phoenix: You sent that painting to him! As a sign! A sign of undying love!
Grossberg: I'll swallow my pride and tell you all.
Phoenix: (I knew it! They are lovers!)
Phoenix: (Hmm... I guess I was wrong. But it just seemed so right!)
Bless him.
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Have I mentioned how much I love how kinda shit Phoenix is? Cos he's really kinda shit for the most part, bless his face. Especially with me involved, when I'm going around showing important evidence to suspicious people XD OOPS.
In other news: that gifset is fucking distracting. Hnnnnnnnngh.
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Phoenix does indeed make some terrible decisions sometimes. PHOENIX. NOT ME. PHOENIX.
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I WOULD NEVER ACCUSE YOU OF MAKING THESE TERRIBLE DECISIONS. IT IS CLEARLY MR SPIKY LAWYER OVER THERE.
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It would never have occurred to me to categorize Derren Brown's expression when driving a nail up his nose as intense sexual ecstasy, because I'm too busy hiding behind my fingers. SHARP THINGS UP THE NOSE MAKE ME CRINGE, OKAY?
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I don't imagine anyone will judge you for not finding nasal nails particularly appealing!
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sadly it is dwarfed by phoenix/edgeworth bleeeeeghh
HAVE YOU MET GANT YET
GANT IS AMAZING
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I'M REALLY UNSETTLED BY THE LONG PAUSES WHERE GANT JUST STANDS THERE AND DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING.
(Also, I remember seeing this comic of yours a while ago and thinking 'maybe it'll make more sense if I ever play the games'. I think it actually makes less sense. I still sort of love it.)
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I KNOW RIGHT HE'S SO CREEPY hahahahaha
THE FANDOM CREEPER ah memories
hahahaha NOPE MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL in fact it was part of a long series of nonsense I did while sleep-deprived (here (http://www.drdowasure.com/images/phoenixwright/Reallytired1.GIF) here (http://www.drdowasure.com/images/phoenixwright/Reallytired2.GIF) here (http://www.drdowasure.com/images/phoenixwright/Reallytired3.GIF) here (http://www.drdowasure.com/images/phoenixwright/Reallytired4.GIF) and here (http://www.drdowasure.com/images/phoenixwright/Reallytired5.JPG)) so even in the closest thing it has to context it still makes no sense
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On the other hand, Phoenix! He is utterly useless, but adorable because he's useless - I mean, without us in control, he'd have failed a long time ago. Bless his little cottons. And yes - Gant - just wait for Gant. He's a bundle of hilarity (mostly because of HIS FACE).
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I mean, without us in control, he'd have failed a long time ago.
I don't know; I do feel that Phoenix is more competent than I am, sometimes. There are points when I go 'um, this evidence might be relevant, maybe?' and Phoenix uses it to make a point I'd never have thought of.
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Also, yeah - I will admit he has his moments when it comes to the evidence, but it's getting there in the first place that can be a tad frustrating (but, then again, maybe this says more about me as a player than him as a character).
in other completely unrelated news, I found a fanmix of Katniss/Haymitch, and now I ship it. I blame you, but in a good way. Alsoalsoalso, they're up to the next/5th? trial in Dangan Ronpa and already, Aoi is making me smileno subject
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